A man was seriously injured after being knocked down by a bus in Accrington on Saturday (May 15) evening.

The Polish man, from Burnley, was taken by ambulance to Royal Blackburn Hospital suffering from bleeding to the brain.

He was initially in a critical condition, but his injuries are now not thought to be life threatening.

The incident happened at around 6.20pm on Hyndburn Road close to the junction of Oxford Street and the entrance to Asda.

The 29-year-old was with a group of up to five friends when he climbed over railings to cross the road.

He was involved in a collision with a single decker bus travelling away from Accrington town centre towards Church and the M65 motorway.

The bus driver was treated by paramedics at the scene for shock but was otherwise unhurt. There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the incident.

Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.

Sergeant Pete Sculpher from the road policing unit said: "This collision happened on a main road at a busy time of day and I am confident there will have been people that witnessed the incident itself, or saw this group of men crossing the road.

"If you were in the area at the time and have any information that could help us with our investigation please contact police."

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Lancashire Police on 08451 25 35 45.